noun Download 🔗Share A mesh of string, cord or rope. Examples : "a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net" material utensil sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something. Examples : "The fishermen cast their nets into the sea hoping to catch a lot of fish. " utensil device animal technology sport agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share Of a polyhedron, any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form the polyhedron. Examples : "The students cut out the nets of cubes and pyramids from paper, then folded and glued them to create 3D shapes. " math structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court). Examples : "The tennis player approached the nets, ready to volley the shot. " sport area Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To catch by means of a net. Examples : "The fishermen used large nets to catch the fish in the ocean. " sport fish action nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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